Cameron Amine (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) has been named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week.
Amine earned a silver medal on the twenty sixth Stepan Sargsyan Cup this previous weekend after posting a 3-1 report in Yerevan, Armenia.
To begin the match at 74 kg, the four-time NCAA All-American grabbed a 5-1 determination over 2023 Asian champion Darkhan Yessengali of Kazakhstan. Within the quarterfinals, Amine rolled to an 11-0 technical fall towards two-time age-group European medalist Kaloyan Atanasov of Bulgaria.
Capping off his first day of competitors, Amine edged out 2024 U23 World Group member Murat Dzhakupov of Kazakhstan, 2-1. Amine compelled Dzhakupov right into a pair of step-outs within the ultimate two minutes of the match to come back from behind for the victory.
Dealing with two-time age-group World medalist Imam Ganishov of Russia within the gold medal bout, Amine suffered a good 3-1 defeat in a defensive affair the place neither wrestler scored a takedown.
Amine’s silver medal was his first profession worldwide medal after debuting on the worldwide stage this yr. He additionally took half within the Muhamet Malo Rating Collection in February, the place he positioned fifth.
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